Humanoid Robot Breaks Human Half-Marathon World Record
Source: smithsonianmag.com · Jun 7, 2026
Summary
A 5.5-foot-tall humanoid robot named Lightning won the 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon, finishing faster than the human world record. This marks the first time a bipedal robot has outperformed humans in a long-distance running event, demonstrating significant advances in locomotion efficiency, battery life, and autonomous navigation.
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